Adjustable combination broom and mop



Oct. 14, 1930. M. KOIZUMI 1,778,325

ADJUSTABLE COMBINATION BROOM AND MOP Filed March 1, ,1930

.9 10 i 2 13 MKO umI, 15 7 1n 14 i4 15 Patented Oct. 14, 1930 UNITED STATES MASUTARO KOIZUMI, OF

PROSSER, WASHINGTON ADJUSTABLE COMBINATION BROOM AND MOP Application filed. March 1,

Thisinventio-n relates to brooms and mops, and particularly to a combination thereof adjustable for sweeping or mopping.

Ordinarily the housekeeper is obliged to purchase and maintain separate appliances for sweeping and mopping, and the bodies of these devices are usually rigid and cause the breaking of the straws or other material used for cleaning, and frequently replacing of the appliances when worn out.

It is therefore one of the objects of this invention to provide a suitable 1 ermanent head piece and holding block, to which alternate frames may be easily attached, and easily removed, and which frames carry the desired materials for various kinds of cleaning.

A further object is to provide such head piece, with a handle rigidly affixed, and a holding block resiliently attached to the head, whereby the breaking of the straws or other fibres used for sweeping is decreased, and the life thereof prolonged, and the effectiveness of the appliance increased.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the appliance, with a broom base attached, a nd. parts of the handle and head broken away.

Figure 2 is a side elevation in section, taken on lines 2? of Figural.

Figure 8 is a front elevation of the complete appliance with a mop base attached.

Figure l is a detail side view of the head and block parts.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a dot-ail of clamp jaws and frame held therein with cleaning fibres beneath the frame.

Like numerals on the d fferent figures represent lilre parts.

Numeral 1 represents the head piece, which is preferably formed ofjw-ood, and to which is affixed a handle 2 for sweeping or mopping 3 represents the holding block, formed of wood or other suitable material, and attached to the head in a spaced position by resilient means, such as helical springs 4;, with the ends embedded in the head and block, and extremities attached by screws 5, and covered preferably by tubing 6, such as rubber hose, whereby resiliency is increased and furniture protected from contact with the metal springs. A metal screen 7, reinforced by metal spring 1930. Serial No. 432,441.

ribbons 8, bridge the space between the head and block, and add to the resiliency.

The holding block is encased in a metal sheathing, with the upper portion designated by 9, and the lower sides projecting down on inward slopes below the block to form clamp aws marked 10. The jaws are held in lined position at one end by continuation of the sheathing, but disconnected at the opposite end 11, except by a short lip 12 projecting below the bottom of the block.

The lower sides of the jaws are turned outward and around to form tubes 13, and the legs of a binding staple 14 are slidably positioned in the tubes for holding the jaws at their open end, at a predetermined distance apart.

A hump 15 on one of the legs rests inside of a spring latch 16, and prevents the removal of the staple, except when manually withdrawn, from beneath the latch.

17 represents straw or fibres for sweeping purposes, and 18 represents fibres or fabric for mopping or wiping.

These materials are securely held in respective frames 19 at one end, by suitable means as cement and binding of the inward sloping, lower sides of the frame beneath for ordinary cleaning use.

The cross section of the frames corresponds with shape of the space between the jaws, and the sizes are such that the frames fit snugly between the jaws, and cannot escape therefrom, when the'binding staple is inserted in the tubes, with the hump behind the latch 16, and the top of the frame seated above and behind the abutment lip 12.

s The aws however are slightly resilient and permit the ready insertion or removal. of the frames from the space between the same, when thestaple is removed by the operator. The top of the frame 20 normally rests against the block.

Numeral 21 represents a soft covering such as rubber over the head piece, as protection for furniture, held in position by suitable brads 22.

The various frames with various material therein for various cleaning purposes, are all of such size and shape as to fit same clamp jaws, and so may be readily changed as desired for different sorts of Work, or for renewal when worn out.

' From the foregoing description the manner of use will be understood, and the advantages thereof readily appreciated.

Having described my invention, I claim as new for, Letters Patent n An adjustable broom and mop, ith a head, a vholding block beneath the head, resilient means for holding the block normally in the same plane with the head, a metal sheath af- 1 fixed over the lower portion of the-bloolg-with the sides of the sheath extending below the block parallel therewith and normally tapering toward each other, a tapered rectangular frame adjustably placed between the jaws, with adjustable means for locking the frame between the jaws, and cleaning material held by the frame and extending therefrom.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MA-SUTARQ VKOIZUMI. 

